Appleby’s corporate and commercial workload spans high-value M&A, strategic reorganisations, international investments, as well as company market entry and incorporation. Brad Adderley heads the group and brings deep expertise in insurance, investment, and securities transactions, while Matthew Ebbs-Brewer is active for funds on an array of corporate instructions. Jerome Wilson specialises in cryptocurrency licensing and a range of restructuring transactions, and other leading names include Sally Penrose, Lalita Vaswani, and Josephine Noddings.
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Testimonials
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- This is a full-service firm, giving high-quality advice in all commercial legal fields. The firm is well in line with top European and American firms. They provide very high-quality legal work and respond to our queries quickly.
- I have always had very pleasant experiences working with the Appleby corporate and commercial group. They are professional, insightful, zealous advocates who are easy to work with. Their offshore capabilities and connections are unmatched. I highly recommend them in every capacity and would work with them whenever possible.
- Appleby routinely collaborates with top-tier US, UK, and Asian law firms to align offshore proceedings with major onshore court mechanisms. Appleby is renowned for executing "soft-touch" Joint Provisional Liquidations (JPLs)—a mechanism allowing company management to restructure under court protection—alongside court-sanctioned schemes of arrangement, amalgamations, and debt-for-equity swaps.
- Very responsive, commercial, and on-point advice at all times.
- Appleby has been an outstanding legal partner. Their lawyers are highly knowledgeable, responsive, and consistently provide practical, well-reasoned advice. They go above and beyond to ensure we fully understand complex legal issues and are always willing to answer additional questions or provide further explanations. Their ability to draft high-quality documents quickly, combined with their commitment to client service, makes them a trusted and reliable advisor. We highly value our relationship with the Appleby team and would not hesitate to recommend them.
Key clients
- Triton Container International Limited
- MEA Platforms Group Ltd
- Convex Group Limited
- VCP Capital Markets LLC
- Gartner Inc
- Brookfield Business Partners LP
- KfW Ipex Bank GmbH
- Triangle Life Ltd
- KKR Credit Advisors Pte Ltd
Work highlights
Advised Brookfield Business Partners on all Bermuda law aspects of its corporate simplification, effected by way of converting Brookfield Business Partners LP.
Advised KfW, acting as an agent for a consortium of secured lenders to Genting Hong Kong Limited, in connection with the insolvency and winding up of the Genting Group, a major cruise ship operator to which the lending syndicate was significantly exposed.
Acted as Bermuda counsel to MEA Platforms Group (Bermuda) Ltd in relation to a $50m investment by Scottish Equity Partners.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Brad Adderley
Other key lawyers
Matthew Ebbs-Brewer; Jerome Wilson; Lalita Vaswani; Sally Penrose; Josephine Noddings: Katie Blundy; Arielle DeSilva